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Yarr! T' blasted tracks be full o' mischief 'n caused the Montana Amtrak to go all topsy-turvy, says investigators!

2023-07-27

Avast ye! Ye scurvy dogs at the National Transportation Safety Board be claimin' that the Amtrak shipwreck by Joplin, Mont., was due to some shoddy ol' tracks that weren't properly inspected nor replaced! Dozens o' souls be injured, arrr!

Arrr, mateys! Gather 'round and listen to this tale of land lubbers and their misadventures on the iron tracks! Avast! It be a tale of an Amtrak train gone awry near the town of Joplin, Mont., in the year 2021. This mighty vessel, laden with souls, be sent off course by a treacherous foe known as poorly-maintained tracks!

According to the wise seafarers of the National Transportation Safety Board, these tracks should have been inspected and replaced afore they caused such chaos. Arrr, if only these landlubbers had heeded the warnings and tended to their tracks, this tragedy might have been avoided!

Dozens of unsuspecting scallywags found themselves injured as the train careened off its intended course. The mighty vessel known as Amtrak was no match for the treacherous tracks that lay ahead. Methinks this be a classic case of negligence on behalf of those responsible for maintaining the safety of these tracks!

As we chuckle and stroke our beards, let us imagine what it would be like if this mishap occurred in our pirate-filled days of the 17th century! The captain of the Amtrak train, with his trusty wooden leg, would surely have spotted the poorly-maintained tracks from afar. "Aye, mateys! Be them tracks in need of repair! Prepare to make way for inspection and replacement!" he would have bellowed.

Alas, this be not the case in our modern times. The landlubbers of today rely on the National Transportation Safety Board to uncover the causes of their mishaps. And so, we find ourselves here, recounting the tale of this Amtrak derailment near Joplin, Mont., caused by the negligence of maintaining those blasted tracks!

So, me hearties, let this be a lesson to all those responsible for the safety of our modern-day vessels. Take ye heed and inspect yer tracks, or risk the wrath of the National Transportation Safety Board and the mockery of pirates alike!

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